Dinghy multihulls: W Match Racing Cancelled @ AUS World Cup

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W Match Racing Cancelled @ AUS World Cup

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Topic: W Match Racing Cancelled @ AUS World Cup

Posted By: johnready
Subject: W Match Racing Cancelled @ AUS World Cup
Date Posted: 16 Nov 09 at 3:04pm

Hi All,

whats the feedback from the ISAF meeting?

I've just seen on the Sail Melbourne website that the womens match racing has been cancelled due to low entries. Nice to know Cats were dimissed for such a loved class isn't it!
http://www.sailmelbourne.com.au/entry

I've also heard that the RYA are not planning on funding Womens Match Racing either as they don't think they have any realistic medal prospects..

What a ridiculous situation.

John

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Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 16 Nov 09 at 5:05pm

Long article about one team of prospects in this month's Y&Y, though?

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Posted By: a_dowley
Date Posted: 17 Nov 09 at 1:04pm

The Tornado Medal race was one of the main reasons that sailing won the best video coverage award in Beijing....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4iiD4tcKtY - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4iiD4tcKtY

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Posted By: a_dowley
Date Posted: 26 Nov 09 at 8:31pm

Here is the feedback from Carolijn

http://www.tornado-class.org/news/articles/2009/isaf-conference.htm - http://www.tornado-class.org/news/articles/2009/isaf-confere nce.htm

Thanks

Andrew

Posted By: laser4000
Date Posted: 26 Nov 09 at 10:36pm

Originally posted by a_dowley

Here is the feedback from Carolijn

http://www.tornado-class.org/news/articles/2009/isaf-conference.htm - http://www.tornado-class.org/news/articles/2009/isaf-confere nce.htm

Thanks

Andrew

And the first few lines say it all

Originally posted by Carolijn

The first meeting I attended to was the Multihull Commission (MC) meeting. Unfortunately only four members of the MC were present in Busan

So out of a http://www.sailing.org/committees/2009-2012/26304.php - total committee of 8 only 50% bothered to turn up for the most important meeting in the year. Remember that whilst a lot of official business is carried out - it's the unofficial business over the beers/tea/dinner which is where a lot of the arm-twisting takes place. I can understand why there might be good reasons for 1 or even 2 drop outs but for 50% of the committee not to be there...how do you expect ISAF to take multihulls seriously?